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SYNGNATHUS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of the family Syngnathidae

Synonyms:

genus Syngnathus; Syngnathus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Syngnathus" is a kind of...):

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Syngnathus"):

dwarf pipefish; Syngnathus hildebrandi (small (4 inches) fish found off the Florida Gulf Coast)

Holonyms ("Syngnathus" is a member of...):

family Syngnathidae; Syngnathidae (pipefishes)

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